Bill 115 - One Year Later

A statement from the OSSTF/FEESO Provincial Executive

Bill 115: One Year Later - A Statement from the OSSTF/FEESO Provincial Executive

One year ago today, Bill 115 was passed by the Ontario Government. The passage of that bill caused a significant disruption to peace and stability in the education sector, something we had not seen since the early 1990s. The positive, collaborative relationship that had been built within the public education system between the government and education workers was severely damaged, which resulted in OSSTF/FEESO members engaging in one of the longest collective and most complex actions in OSSTF/FEESO history. That very difficult and complicated time is not easily forgotten and today we remember.

No government must ever again introduce and implement legislation that disregards the collective bargaining process. The removal of those fundamental rights leads to irreparable harm for citizens, government and society.